#i understand the hype tho

[tiffysdeath]

i rewatched this scene an embarrassing amount of times😖

[wardensantoineandevka]

it's kind of funny that we're back at the start, as it was known from the very beginning, as the story always was, the old lore: "the Divine Gate was built in response to the destruction and suffering of the Calamity as the Prime Deities realized was far too much and, as such, they needed to also remove themselves from Exandria to protect it from the ruin that the gods dwelling here brings"

[lazybakerart]

☆Team☆Urameshi☆

[huni-bii]

Some old doodles of my Sandrock girlies in their sleep looks that were inspired by @/jinjidraws!

[itz-pandora]

I know you're not into horror and stufff

Butt! I just wanted to know if you have heard about Sonic.Exe :]

If you've been on the Internet for any time in the past 10 years you've heard about Sonic.exe

[haru-chi]

Now that Miharu's arc is done and I gathered my thoughts and my strength, I feel like talking now for a bit ...

-contain manga spoilers-

Firstly, what the anime has done wasn't so bad at all, in fact I think they did the best they can without changing much which's I'm kinda surprised with for this season overall, it has the least changes out of all seasons so far (?), even the production value is far better than the last two season which was something I worried about tbh yet was pleased in general despite few little things 👀

With that being said and out of the way .. what come next isn't "hate" at all, so don't mistake it so :)

I found the anime version just lacking something .... it just didn't feel the same for some reason ... maybe the perfect word I find to describe what I feel is "detachment" ?

I don't know, was it because they simplify things which made things lose its gravity? Was it because they omit certain lines which had moved me the most in the manga ? Or was it that their interpretation of certain scenes was different than the manga vibe I got ? or they put emphasize on not what I thought they should've been ?

It's like, I felt Seiji/Miharu's burden, longing, wishes didn't hit that heavily ? Even Natori's inner struggle and action ... It's like I'm detached in certain way from their emotions which I don't even know if that's the perfect word to use but can't find a better word for what I felt ...

Hmmmmm, it's like, in the anime you feel like an outsider watching those people's story and struggles while in the manga you're an insider seeing all of this firsthand because of those little details etc thus you'd feel/understand it all better >>> don't know if this is a perfect example ><

I wondered if this was because they didn't do an extended hand before it, but as a manga reader this doesn't matter much for me so that's not it ...

But then I realized that this actually an on-going anime issue I always noticed and felt ... I even experience it firsthand being an anime-only way back then in the distant past ....

I feel the anime treat Natsuyuu's stories as standalone more than they should .. like aside from big arcs (mostly exorcist) then it doesn't matter what order everything else goes to ..maybe most fans think so too .. they don't realize that there IS a seamless story-flow under it all .. not all story follows it yet most stories can rely on it for building up be it on-going issues or questions and answers around it be it indirectly or directly (take an extended hand and Miharu's stories for example)

I was under this same misconception too back then, which's why when I jumped to the manga I was shocked by its depth and way of storytelling that genteelly indirectly connect most of its stories, which's why it resulted in Natsume's growth ...

His growth wasn't because of that certain story you just noticed it in it but was a result of the small ones before it which you thought was unrelated yet in fact it was a build-up and added depth to his character (maybe I'll talk in depth about it in different post?)

What I'm trying to say is, most story's order is important than some people think, and Midorikawa pay close attention to that and it's part of her storytelling and style which I really admire and love ... how there is an unspoken rule or something that put into attention few details or add more depth to the world/characters without directly saying so and that easily to miss ....

Do you remember how Homura's arc was something she wanted to do from early on yet because Natsume wasn't ready so she withhold for a very long time ... or how she didn't reveal Seiji had a sister before revealing that Taki had a brother (Seiji's sister arc was the next vol from Taki's brother reveal if no one noticed btw which's something I love and always wanted to mention and talk about)

That's why I said the anime treat Natsuyuu's stories as standalone more than they should and alot of things can gets lost ....

Miharu's arc didn't happen until an extended hand story happened before it .... and those stories are too important to each other ...but since I talked about this in a different post, I won't go about why that is here...

But this anime mindset results in Miharu going first which even after watching it I still find it a weird decision since there was room to do an extend hand then finish the season with Miharu's arc ....

I'm here thinking how such a simple thing can change your perception of things greatly or how can omitting or putting emphases on certain thing can change your view of them... I find that interesting but in the end that's why because of this the anime can never reach that same depth, that same unspoken indirect beauty ....

I really wonder why ? I feel like they had an idea or certain view about Natsuyuu which isn't wrong per say but can be harmful or a hindrance in the long run ?

Miharu's arc in the anime had me just setting here thinking and trying to understand why I find it lacking or feel this detachment and absent of gravity or weight from it that I felt in the manga ....

I'll stop here, it just I don't get it and kinda feel disappointed ? Sad ? Tbh I really don't know what I should be feeling other than I wanted something more for one of my best arc, it wasn't the worst yet wasn't that great either :)

[magpod-confessions]

I dont get why people are obsessed with seeing colin again? yeah he is clearly involved in weird shit and im curious about it but like. as a character we know literally nothing about him I dont get why people like him so much

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[ultimatetrashgoblin]

RIP Jett Slater you would’ve loved blasting JOYRIDE by Kesha with the sole intent of bugging Leon (and Nikolai too tbh)

[skipblebee]

You will never guess who binge watched Bungo Stray Dogs

[puhpandas]

its been so long since human content/new content with no book relevancy even the youtubers and theorists like dawko and john are getting restless😭

[peonyblossom]

i'm reading The Unexpected Heiress and omg Effie should've been an LI, she's so cute

[evil-mcytblrconfessions]

sometimes I still think about how Heatwaves by Glass Animals was skyrocketed to the top of the music charts in 2022 and it's almost entirely the fault of dsmp fans. Specifically dnf fans bc that one fanfic. I'm not kidding. Google the top billboard hits of 2022, Heatwaves is #1.

Didn't Glass Animals post something on their socials that had a green/blue colour scheme that was an obvious nod to dnf? Wild times man...

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[finalexpenses]

she literally looks 10x better when she doesnt have the facepaint

[mihai-florescu]

SPEAKING OF MIDORIKAWA.. Cantarella with him and Nojiken (Natsume's va) (and I'm still hoping one day that there's an einatsu fic that captures this energy, ALSO 1:30 "hibiku" line) + Nojiken and Eguchi singing Ghost Rule. WHICH FITS.

These songs are from Actors: Song Connection, I believe. I'm quite the seiyuu enthusiast but also have an obvious seiyuu bias so... my focus tends to transcend ti whichever series they're casted in.

I knew about the Cantarella cover but NOT about the Ghost Rule one so i just listened to it for the first time.......i need to lay down (<-is laying down already)

[can-of-pringles]

It's a tough day for ace Ghost fans /j